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Mediterranean forest dominated by evergreen Holm oak (Quercus ilex), with deciduous trees coming into leaf in spring. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

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Tree plantations with diverse species grow better than monocultures

Forests can produce more timber or store more carbon if they contain a mixture of tree species, according to an analysis of 273 studies around the world

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DRX16P A Pig-Nosed Turtle swims in the Atlanta Aquarium.

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Over a fifth of reptile species are at risk of extinction

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Climate change and farming may have halved some insect populations

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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NEAR ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 15: Construction continues at the Belo Monte dam complex in the Amazon basin on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world???s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The controversial project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. While environmentalists and indigenous groups oppose the dam, many Brazilians support the project. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world???s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth???s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ???Earth Summit???. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

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AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers

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AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers

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Deforestation in Philippines

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UN biodiversity talks fail to agree on new targets to protect wildlife

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Mus macleari = Rattus macleari Date 1887

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Resurrecting extinct species from their DNA is essentially impossible

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How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

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How a rodent’s fear of cats shapes rainforests in Panama

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (12538561d) Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2021 shows an exterior view of the Fuligong Greenhouses at Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. China Yunnan Kunming Cop15 Botanical Garden Fuligong - 26 Sep 2021

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Crucial COP15 biodiversity summit set to be delayed a fourth time

The COP15 summit on the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, due to be held at Kunming in China during April and May, will now be held in August instead, ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ understands

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Identify local wildlife and aid research with the iNaturalist app

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Dog waste may harm nature reserve biodiversity by fertilising the soil

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Divers uncover pristine coral reef in deep water off coast of Tahiti

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China must lead by example to make the 2022 biodiversity talks succeed

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